Former champ 'shocked' Ciryl Gane is | MMA News
A heavyweight title bout between champion Ciryl Gane and the undefeated No. 5 ranked Josh Hokit headlines the UFC 334 battle card on Nov. 14. It might be Gane’s first title protection since being elevated from interim champion to undisputed titleholder.
With the event a couple of weeks away, fighters and analysts are weighing in on the matchup. Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman gave his take on the matchup and believes Hokit will dethrone the champion.
“I believe Hokit is positive. I believe he’s good, bro. He’s robust. He’s good on the toes and we’ve seen him rag doll people in wrestling,” Weidman said on Deep Waters. “I believe he wrestles in this battle. He will get close. And he has that Cain Velasquez like control on top where he’ll just shift your weight, transfer your hips around clock you. It wears on these guys.”
Hokit is 6’1 and 231 kilos. Gane is 6’5 and 250. Weidman the dimensions distinction may come into play, but still picked Hokit to win.
“The dimension distinction is going to be attention-grabbing because that’s the factor is even with Derrick Lewis, it wasn’t tremendous straightforward for him to get takedowns at will against Derrick Lewis being such a greater dude,” said Weidman. “But I do assume his tempo and the stress, bringing Gane to the cage and wanting for takedowns there is in all probability Hokit’s best probability. And he’s acquired heavy palms too.”
“I’m really shocked that the percentages are that favored for Gane,” Weidman said. “I’m shocked.”
At the time of publication, DraftKings had the percentages set at Gane a -265 favourite and Hokit at +215.
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